In this episode, Jackie Powers, MD, MS, FAAP, discusses the prevention and treatment of iron deficiency in infants, children and adolescents. David Hill, MD, FAAP, and Joanna Parga-Belinkie, MD, FAAP, also speak with Daniel Smolyak, PhD, about built environmental factors linked to fatal motor vehicle collisions among U.S. children.
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Jackie Powers, MD, MS, FAAP
Guest
Dr. Jackie Powers is an associate professor of pediatrics in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where she also serves as the Section Chief of Hematology within the Texas Children’s Hematology Center. Her primary research interests include iron disorders, particularly iron deficiency anemia, as well as disorders of hemostasis and thrombosis. She is the lead author for the 2026 American Academy of Pediatrics clinical report on the prevention, screening, diagnosis, and treatment of iron deficiency and iron deficiency anemia.
Daniel Smolyak, PhD
Guest
Dr. Daniel Smolyak is a postdoctoral researcher at the National Institute of Nursing Research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) focused on machine learning for health care and social determinants of health. He develops computer vision models to study roadway safety risks and uses GIS and regression techniques to understand the impact of neighborhood factors on health outcomes.
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Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
The interviewees have no conflicts of interest to disclose
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Theme music composed by Matthew Simonson at Foundsound.media
*The views expressed in this podcast are those of the guests and not necessarily those of the American Academy of Pediatrics.